I will pause in the study of Exodus to wish everyone not only a happy New Year but a happy new decade as well.  The last decade of the twenties were referred to as the Roaring Twenties, and it was  time when everyone was sort of in a partying mood.  What will this decade of the twenties be noted for?  The world is so much different now than it was a hundred years ago and there seem to be new inventions or improvements on inventions almost every day.  Still, one thing has not changed, and that is that God is still God.  As followers of Christ, we need to make this day, year and decade one that we put Him first, and let it be known personally as the obedient twenties.  If you are not a follower of Christ, then let this be known as the decade when you became a new person through Christ, and what better time to accept Him than today?  We cannot expect to change the world for God if we allow the world to change us to follow its values.  The Roaring Twenties were not called that because the people of that time were roaring out with the word of God, but were so called because they were chasing after the pleasures of this world.  Of course, New Year's Day is a time to make resolutions, though we always say that they will be broken in just a few days.  So, as followers of Christ, let us resolve to put God's will first in our lives and start today.  Then, let us not think that this resolution is something trivial that we will break in just a few days.  We will naturally fail at times to live in total obedience to God, but we should not approach our resolution to follow Him with the attitude that we are going to fail anyway, so it really doesn't matter if we do.  God will never fail us, so we need to resolve to do our best, through our faith in Him and His guidance and empowerment, to never fail God.  Happy New Year, and new decade, but all we are promised is today, so let us resolve to start today to put God first in all that we do.  If we do, then any other resolution is secondary.  Today, this year, and this decade, may God bless you and may you be dedicated to doing whatever He calls you to do for Him.